Gwoza climate — normals and trends
Gwoza has a tropical savanna climate, averaging 25.7 °C annually with 853 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
GwozaBorno State
- coords
- 11.08°, 13.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
853mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
245 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
19.9 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
235 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
42.1 °C
30 March 2024
Coldest day
5.9 °C
12 January 1957
Wettest day
102 mm
24 August 2023
Windiest day
29.0 km/h
19 June 2018
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
19 June 2018
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
20 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
12 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
7 July 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 37.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 37.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 36.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 8 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 240 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 257 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 234 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 32.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 9 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 34.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 33.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Gwoza (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 853 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (30.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gwoza averages 0 frost days, 245 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Gwoza has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.1 °C (on 30 March 2024) and the coldest 5.9 °C (on 12 January 1957).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gwoza?
Gwoza has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 853 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gwoza?
The hottest day measured in Gwoza between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2024, reaching 42.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gwoza?
The coldest day measured in Gwoza between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1957, at 5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gwoza?
Almost never: Gwoza sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gwoza warmed?
Yes: Gwoza warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gwoza?
The wettest day measured in Gwoza between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2023, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gwoza?
The windiest day measured in Gwoza between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2018, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gwoza?
The warmest month in Gwoza is April (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Gwoza?
Gwoza receives on average 853 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gwoza?
Gwoza gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gwoza?
Yes: Gwoza has on average 235 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gwoza?
In Gwoza, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 20 April 2010, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 12 January 1957.
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